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Massive landslide on Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway caught on camera

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A massive landslide caused by heavy rainfall hit Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway near Dhalli Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, India on September 2, 2017, burying eight vehicles and a temple. No one was hurt in the incident, the police said. 

"A portion of the cliff opposite the temple near Bhattakufer caved in. Boulders rolled down and smashed six-seven vehicles parked along the highway," a police officer told news agency IANS, as reported by the NDTV.

Fifteen families were evacuated as several houses on a hill top were endangered, the police added.

Videos of the incident showed a heap of rubble falling on the road, sweeping away some vehicles while trapping others under the debris.

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The same state saw another massive landslide on August 13, 2017, when an entire portion of a big hill caved down for more than 100 meters (328 feet), sweeping away 2 buses and several cars. The incident claimed lives of 46 people.

Featured image: A massive landslide hits Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway on September 2, 2017. Credit: ANI

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